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NEW BEDFORD, MA— Countless people riding motorcycles from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School to the Portuguese-American Civic Club in Taunton Sunday to honor George Heath, who was the brave man that put himself in harms way to protect a pregnant woman last year during a stabbing that no one could forget...

FALL RIVER — A Massachusetts man who nearly killed a dog by stabbing it five times will be released from jail after being sentenced to time served. The Herald News reports that William Whitson, of Fall River, has been in custody since September 2015, when he stabbed a pit bull outside his city barbershop...

In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell expressed regret over the murder of 18-year-old Brad Lourenco on Monday, but also expressed concern that rising tensions between rival gangs could be fueling this latest wave of violence...

NEW BEDFORD - A 14-year-old boy was the victim of a stabbing Tuesday afternoon in New Bedford's West End. New Bedford Police responded to a report of a male being stabbed at the Temple Landing Housing Development in the 100 block of Chancery Street at 4:40 p...

NEW BEDFORD - A male victim was transported to St. Luke's Hospital shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon after four men forced their way into his apartment, police said. Detectives on the scene at 58 North Street, just outside of downtown, say the man sustained non-life threatening injuries during the apparent armed home invasion...

FALL RIVER - A Fall River man is charged with the stabbing death of his girlfriend Monday night. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says Scott Rego, 26, of 17 Linden Street, Apartment #3, was charged with murder and arrested at Rhode Island Hospital late Tuesday morning...

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man is arrested after police say he drunkenly stabbed a co-worker in his home. Police responded to 106 Potomska Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, police found a 22-year-old male victim suffering from a stab wound to the left side...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Massachusetts man who died saving a waitress from being stabbed by a mentally ill man and a 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died trying to save his father from a house fire are among 20 people being honored with Carnegie medals for heroism...

Two men were stabbed in New Bedford over the course of two days. First, New Bedford Police say a 27-year-old man is in stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital Tuesday after reporting being stabbed on Beetle Street Monday night. The victim received three stab wounds in the back...

WARWICK, RI - The Westport man accused of stabbing an employee at a Warwick Rite-Aid confessed in court and will undergo a mental health evaluation. 41-year-old Jacob Gallant appeared in Kent County Court Wednesday to rescind the order for a competency hearing, with the judge asking Gallant if he knew why he was in court...